US Bancorp DE trimmed its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 1.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 134,867 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 1,774 shares during the quarter. US Bancorp DE owned 0.08% of Motorola Solutions worth $56,706,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 346.2% during the first quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter worth $25,000. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth $29,000. Community Bank N.A. purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Fort Vancouver Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth $37,000. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Motorola Solutions Price Performance
Motorola Solutions stock opened at $457.59 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.84, a PEG ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $388.90 and a one year high of $507.82. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $464.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $435.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.24 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.
Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.0109 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.10%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total transaction of $24,175,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 46,936 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $22,693,556. This trade represents a 51.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares of the company's stock, valued at $27,432,080.64. This represents a 38.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Barclays decreased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $495.00 target price for the company. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $513.78.
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About Motorola Solutions
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Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.
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